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The forums have been open 3 years, since early August, 2000.
In 2000, the last 4½ months 212 persons (8%) were registered.
In 2001, 651 persons (25.3%) were registered.
In 2002, 1078 persons (41.9%) were registered.
In 2003, the first 8½ months 632 persons (24.5%) have been registered.

The forum has been steadily growing. Most of these people post to Woodworking forums.

There are 2574 total registered persons. Only three numbers have been removed.
Of those, 1297 registered persons (50.4%) have never posted a single entry.
865 (33.6%) have posted less than 5 entries, remaining as junior members.
412 (16%) have posted at least 5 entries, achieving member status:
28 members have entered over 100 posts
23* have posted in the last 3 months
12 members have entered 75 – 99 posts
10* have posted in the last 3 months
24 members have entered 50 – 74 posts
13* have posted in the last 3 months
49 members have entered 25 – 49 posts
28* have posted in the last 3 months
27 members have entered 20 – 24 posts
8* have posted in the last 3 months
44 members have entered 15 – 19 posts
14* have posted in the last 3 months
63 members have entered 10 – 14 posts
11* have posted in the last 3 months
165 members have entered 5 – 9 posts
13* have posted in the last 3 months

A total 120* members have posted in the last 3 months
* Approximate counts
Some observations:
With over 2500 members, there are approximately 100 regulars, with a few more newbies.
A member doesn’t seem to take ownership of this forum until they enter about 40 – 50 posts.
Most new members seem to post from a few days to about 3 months, and then stop posting.
What does it mean? I don’t know, maybe 5% retention is a good number. But I think it suggests that we as individuals must continue to keep the posts interesting on a daily basis.
Could the interest of the other 2000+ members be renewed? I would think that an e-mail campaign could recapture some of the others, maybe another 3%, once they see how the forums have evolved. Perhaps Ridgid could sponsor a promotion, which could bring interest in the forum and the new lines.

But the real question may be: Will Ridgid have an interest in maintaining a woodworking forum when the line goes away? If Ryobi takes over, will they simply roll it into their present (and difficult to follow) format? What do you think?

If it don\'t fit, force it. If it breaks, \'needed fixin\' anyhow. 8{~

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A friend took compassion and brought over a Betty Grable movie, but I can't find my 8mm projector!
Once I'm back on my pins, maybe I'll take the time I've been looking for to fix that 8-track and get it back in operation. Oh, I did have to say operation . . .

If it don\'t fit, force it. If it breaks, \'needed fixin\' anyhow. 8{~

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Nice job... Good census on what's going on... It would be nice to see Ridgid freshen up the place a bit... People want to see new an cool stuff every once in a while... The e-mail campaign with maybe a freebee promotional item each month for forum members active in posting might generate a little more forum input... Not talking anything big, maybe calendars, koozy's, t-shirts and the such... Just a thought...